On Thu, 2011-08-25 at 11:08 +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > On Don, 2011-08-25 at 09:50 +0100, Martin wrote: > > On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 08:50 +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote: > > > On Die, 2011-08-23 at 23:14 +0100, Martin wrote: > > > > > > > > Right; have upgraded to the latest X.org and kernel in backports and the > > > > problem still persists. Something causes the machine to hang while > > > > bieng used interactively in X and after this loading the kernel psmouse > > > > module hangs the machine. > > > > > > > > What should I try next? > > > > > > Can you try if the hangs in X happen when the psmouse module is never > > > loaded in the first place? > > > > So I've tried the following: > > > > 1. Boot from a Debian 4.0 install CD to clear the non-volatile fault. > > > > 2. Boot from a Debian 6.0 install CD to blacklist psmouse without > > loading it. > > > > 3. Reboot the system and let X start. > > > > 4. Log in via SSH and run four separate loops, each of which starts a > > set of programs, sleeps for a prime amount of time, kills them and sleep > > for another prime amount of time. One loop ran five xterms, one ran two > > glxgears (one fullscreen) and one ran twenty xeyes while the final loop > > ran a fulscreen mplayer. When I have run this kind of load > > interactively it hangs the machine within 20-30 minutes, run via SSH it > > ran stably for over 12 hours. > > > > Thus I conclude that the thing that triggers the bug is dependent on > > psmouse or (inclusive-or) interactive use of the machine via keyboard > > and mouse. > > It's important to make the distinction between these possibilities > though: > > Can you still trigger the hang moving the mouse interactively (e.g. with > a USB mouse) when psmouse was never loaded?
With no psmouse module and a USB mouse I can still trigger the fault, althought it takes longer, i.e. 20 minutes to 1/2 hour. > If yes, does Option "SWcursor" in xorg.conf work around the problem? > (Verify in Xorg.0.log that the option takes effect) I've set this and so far it seems to have helped. I used the machine interactively for 20 minutes or so and left it running loops starting programs overnight. I should hopefully have more time to use it over the next few days and will report back. Cheers, - Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-x-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1314351741.4074.547.ca...@white.sevalidation.com
